Hi all! I'm a new pool owner and have been scouring the forums absorbing as much knowledge as possible over the past few months. We finally got the liner installed and the pool is filling with city water as we speak. I have a few questions about the process of getting the water balanced and we are going on week long vacation beginning June 8th so that may or may not complicate things. This is my plan but please let me know if I am way out of line...
- Circulate water as soon as it hits skimmer level and then start adding bleach to bring FC up
- Add stabilizer (what's the best brand?) in skimmer using sock until I reach 30-40ppm
- Start dissolving salt to achieve approximately 3200ppm
- Once salt is dissolved and FC is at appropriate levels raise CYA to 70ppm and let my SWG start to do its thing
- Adjust SWG levels and pump run time to accommodate for daily FC loss
One question I have is will I be able to get all of this done and SWG dialed in before I leave in 8-9 days? If not, should I just leave the CYA around 30-40 and ask my neighbor to drop some bleach in every night and then worry about the SWG when I get back? Thanks!
- Circulate water as soon as it hits skimmer level and then start adding bleach to bring FC up
- Add stabilizer (what's the best brand?) in skimmer using sock until I reach 30-40ppm
- Start dissolving salt to achieve approximately 3200ppm
- Once salt is dissolved and FC is at appropriate levels raise CYA to 70ppm and let my SWG start to do its thing
- Adjust SWG levels and pump run time to accommodate for daily FC loss
One question I have is will I be able to get all of this done and SWG dialed in before I leave in 8-9 days? If not, should I just leave the CYA around 30-40 and ask my neighbor to drop some bleach in every night and then worry about the SWG when I get back? Thanks!